Three-speed BSA Keep Fit★★★★★ This is a review of the audiobook. Jayne Entwistle does a perfect eleven-year-old Flavia in this audiobook – in tone, intellect, and mischievousness! I know I enjoyed it twice as much than if I’d only read Alan Bradley delightful book. What fun! This first in the Flavia de Luce Mystery series is a jewel.

I loved being transported back to the 1950s and joining Flavia as she took her bicycle*, Gladys, on her investigation round her charming English village of Bishop’s Lacey. She needs to prove her father (a philatelist and former amateur illusionist) innocent of murder, stopping only long enough to torture (or be tortured by) her older sisters. I really don’t know if it is for children; it is too deviously, deliciously witty by half. Can’t wait to hear the rest.

True, Lara! It is like she's channeling her, isn't it? It is not just that she has a "young" voice - it is more. Her tone and inflection. I find if I miss a part (b/c Real Life gets in the way), I don't mind going back over parts I've heard.

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